Top 3 quotes today in the best paper in Florida

1. "Here's the problem with the president," said Rep. Will Weatherford of Pasco County at a Faith and Freedom Coalition luncheon. "The president does not believe in the American idea. He does not believe in the foundation, the very pillars that this country was founded upon. He does not share that world view."

2. "It's just kind of like menopause," said Christine Hill, a 61-year-old GOP delegate from Anchorage, Alaska, comparing Florida's weather to the hot flashes that mark the end of a woman's child-bearing years. "You just go with it."

3. "People are very cynical about the conventions," Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough said. "But some of the people who are whining about them being on for four days are people who watch the Kardashians a hundred nights a year."

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